Organizers:

Randall G. Holcombe, Florida State University

Session Chairs:

Edward J. Lopez, San Jose State University

Papers:

"On the Impossibility of "Just Compensation" When Property Is Taken: An Ethical and Epistemic Inquiry"
John Bratland, U.S. Department of the Interior (Contact Author)

"Competition and Consent in the History of English Law"
Todd J. Zywicki, George Mason University School of Law
Edward Stringham, San Jose State University

"Property, Emergence, and the Theory of Public Finance"
Richard E. Wagner, George Mason University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Edward J. Lopez, San Jose State University
Joe Craig, University of Colorado - Boulder

Organizers:

Randall G. Holcombe, Florida State University

Session Chairs:

Emily Chamlee-Wright, Beloit College

Papers:

"Design: Efficient Innovation and Social Change in Free Ideas Markets"
Edward J. Lopez, San Jose State University (Contact Author)

"Austrian Themes in the Theory and Practice of Modern Finance"
Tony M. Carilli, Hampden-Sydney College
Gregory M. Dempster, Elliott Associate Professor and Chair, Hampden-Sydney College

Discussants:

Emily Chamlee-Wright, Beloit College
Alain Marciano, Universite de Reims Champagne Ardenne

Organizers:

Calvin Blackwell, College of Charleston

Session Chairs:

Calvin Blackwell, College of Charleston

Papers:

"Mr. Smith and the Economy: Inflation, Unemployment and Individual Legislator Voting"
Edward J. Lopez, San Jose State University
Carlos D. Ramirez, George Mason University

"House Member Support for Fiscally Conservative Policy: Principle or Party?"
Peter T. Calcagno, College of Charleston
Marian Currinder, College of Charleston

"An Experimental Investigation of Primary Choice and Voter Turnout"
Calvin Blackwell, College of Charleston
Peter T. Calcagno, College of Charleston

"Political Action Committee Spending and Roll Call Voting in the U.S. House of Representatives: A Theoretical and Empirical Extension"
Peter T. Calcagno, College of Charleston
John D. Jackson, Auburn University

Discussants:

Peter T. Calcagno, College of Charleston
Calvin Blackwell, College of Charleston
Edward J. Lopez, San Jose State University